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Susan's Pizza Sauce
| 1/3 cup | Extra virgin olive oil |
| 2-4 | Garlic cloves, peeled |
| 1 cup | Diced onion |
| 1 teaspoon | Dried basil |
| 1 teaspoon | Dried oregano |
| ¼ teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1- 28 oz. can | Diced tomatoes* in juice |
| 1¼ cups | Water |
| 1- 6 oz. can | Tomato paste |
| 1 teaspoon | Sugar (optional) |
- In a medium saucepan, over low heat, lightly brown garlic cloves in the olive oil.
- Add onions and saute until onions are transparent and beginning to brown.
- Stir in the spices and cook for about one minute more.
- Add tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Add tomato paste and stir into the sauce well.
- Simmer for at least 10 minutes more, stirring often, adding more water if necessary. Tomato sauce burns easily, so keep a close eye on it. Simmer longer for a fuller flavored sauce, adding more water to keep desired consistency.
- Add sugar (optional) near the end of the cooking time for a sweeter sauce.
- For best results, cool sauce down before using on pizza dough.
- Whole peeled tomatoes, cut up work well too. Petite diced tomatoes are my favorite.
- Sauce may be frozen in plastic containers or stored in glass jars in the fridge.
Happy Cooking!
© 2010 Susan J. Sady